Wasc Cake Rising Nicely - Wasc Cupcakes Rise Nice In Oven But Shrink
Decorating By sandy1 Updated 24 Jul 2014 , 10:49pm by sandy1
What I'm I doing wrong?!#!? I use the WASC recipe for my cakes and it comes out great! When making cupcakes the cupcake rises nicely in the oven and when I take them out to cool they shrink something awful!!!! I have a wedding order and don't know what I'm doing wrong. I test the cupcakes while in the oven and they bounce back and toothpick comes out clean. ANY ADVICE??
Thanks, I'll try to use less liquid than what the recipe calls for. I set my timer to 2 minutes to make sure I don't over beat my batter. I did add an additional tsp. of flavoring but I didn't think that would cause a problem. Maybe it did. Thanks again for your response. :)
two minutes seems like a long time for a boxed mix. I would barely beat it a full minute.
AI don't think you are overbeating. If you are using my *original* WASC recipe I always beat mine a full 2 minutes - even when I made lg amounts of batter in the 20 qt mixer :) I seldom made cuppies so I can't really say what might be the problem - sorry.
Have you tried using a different brand of mix? "Pudding in the mix" type cakes tend to shrink somewhat anyway, so this could be the issue. Are they baking to the full height of the wrapper? If not, this can cause them to shrink too and even seperate from the wrapper.
I'm not overfilling the cups. I'm only putting 1/4 cup of batter per cup. The cupcakes rise beautifully while in the oven. When they are cooling they shrink. I have been using pudding in the mix. Why would pudding cause the cupcakes to shrink??? This doesn't happen when I make cakes with the same mix.
AThis happens to be when the cupcakes are under cooked. Even if my a minute or two. I don't pull them out of oven they pass the touch text. You need to test the cupcakes in the middle of the pan too. Those take a little longer to bake.
You want the cupcakes firm but soft to the touch. Just like cake.
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